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Garry George McDonald AO is an Australian actor, satirist and comedian. In a career spanning five decades he has had many theatre, television and film roles, and has been listed as a National Living Treasure. He is best known as the seemingly naive celebrity interviewer Norman Gunston, through whom he pioneered the "ambush interviewer" technique since followed by many others. He received a Gold Logie award for the television Norman Gunston Show in which he developed the character. He is also famed for his role of the hapless Arthur Beare in the television sitcom Mother and Son. Appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2003 for service to the community in the mental health field and to the arts as an entertainer, he has also been a board member of the Australian mental health organisation beyondblue.
Birth Name
Garry George McDonald
Born
Saturday, 30 October 1948
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The ABC Of | Self | 2022 |
The Light Between Oceans | Bill Graysmark | 2016 |
Stop Laughing... This Is Serious | Self | 2015 |
Being Venice | Arthur | 2013 |
Burning Man | Dr. Burgess | 2011 |
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | Blackwood | 2011 |
Rake | Lawrence Fenton | 2010 |
Offspring | Dr. Phillip Noonan | 2010 |
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne | Tony Byrne | 2009 |
The King | Nicky Whitta | 2007 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The ABC Of | Self | 2022 |
The Light Between Oceans | Bill Graysmark | 2016 |
Stop Laughing... This Is Serious | Self | 2015 |
Being Venice | Arthur | 2013 |
Burning Man | Dr. Burgess | 2011 |
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | Blackwood | 2011 |
Rake | Lawrence Fenton | 2010 |
Offspring | Dr. Phillip Noonan | 2010 |
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne | Tony Byrne | 2009 |
The King | Nicky Whitta | 2007 |
Stepfather of the Bride | Ari | 2006 |
Two Twisted | Norm | 2006 |
Mary Bryant | Reverend Johnson | 2005 |
The Rage in Placid Lake | Doug Lake | 2003 |
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton | Self | 2003 |
Bad Cop, Bad Cop | Howard Mays | 2002 |
The Best of Bert Newton | Self | 2002 |
Rabbit-Proof Fence | Mr. Neal at Moore River | 2002 |
Moulin Rouge! | The Doctor | 2001 |
Love Is a Four-Letter Word | Tom Mattingly | 2001 |
Mr. Accident | Kelvin Chevalier | 2000 |
The Fat | Self | 2000 |
All Saints | Dave Armstrong | 1998 |
Australian Story | Self / Norman Gunston / Self - Actor | 1996 |
Fire | Det Mike Lucas | 1995 |
Halifax f.p. | Alex Goodson | 1994 |
The Other Side of Paradise | Johnson | 1992 |
Struck by Lightning | Ollie Rennie / Pat Cannizzaro | 1990 |
Ghosts CAN Do It | Max Falcon | 1987 |
The Place at the Coast | Dan Burroughs | 1987 |
Wills & Burke | Robert O'Hara Burke | 1985 |
On Stage America | Self - Norman Gunston / Self | 1984 |
Mother and Son | Arthur Beare | 1984 |
Molly | Jones | 1983 |
Ginger Meggs | Mr. John Meggs | 1982 |
The Pirate Movie | Sergeant / Inspector | 1982 |
The Kids Are Alright | Norman Gunston | 1979 |
60 Minutes | Jones | 1979 |
The Picture Show Man | Lou | 1977 |
Picnic at Hanging Rock | Const. Jones | 1975 |
Wollongong the Brave | Adam Kavanagh / Pimples / Clarry / Kid Eager / Enzo Fiorelli / Norman Gunston / Heather Jacobs / Const. Phillip Nesbitt / Budgie Worshipper | 1975 |
Stone | Mechanic | 1974 |
The Aunty Jack Show | Kid Eager / Norman Gunston | 1972 |
Division 4 | Rev. Gareth Davis | 1969 |
You Can't See 'round Corners | One of Terry's gang | 1969 |
Hunter | Ebeling | 1967 |
You Can't See Round Corners | Young Man | 1967 |
Homicide | Davo | 1964 |